Where does “guwapo” come from?

guwapo (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish guapo, from Latin vappa, from Spanish gape.

Ancestry of “guwapo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguapoarrowroot; good-looking; handsome, pretty; smart...
2Latinvappaflat wine; worthless person, fop
3Spanishgape—
Every word from Spanish gape →Every word from Latin vappa →Every word from Spanish guapo →